In the Fall of 2015, the Journal of International Commercial Law welcomed Professor Jeremy A. Rabkin as the journal's new Faculty Advisor!
Jeremy A. Rabkin is a Professor of Law at George Mason University School of Law. Before joining the faculty in June 2007, he was, for over two decades, a professor in the Department of Government at Cornell University. Professor Rabkin serves on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Institute of Peace (originally appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007, then appointed for a second term by President Barack Obama and reconfirmed by the Senate in 2011). He also serves on the Board of Academic Advisers of the American Enterprise Institute and on the Board of Directors of the Center for Individual Rights, a public interest law firm based in Washington, D.C.
Professor Rabkin’s books include Law Without Nations? (Princeton University Press, 2005). He authored “If You Need a Friend, Don’t Call a Cosmopolitan,” a chapter in Varieties of Sovereignty and Citizenship (Sigal R. Ben-Porath & Rogers M. Smith eds., University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012). His articles have appeared in major law reviews and political science journals and his journalistic contributions in a range of magazines and newspapers, including the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.
Biography and photo of Professor Jeremy Rabkin courtesy of George Mason University School of Law.

The Spring Issue is now published and is available under the Issue tab. Direct purchases or purchases of individual articles can be made by emailing the Journal at gmusljicl@gmail.com.
Congratulations once again to the accomplished authors listed below!
ARTICLES
IS A HUNGARIAN TRUST A CLONE OF THE ANGLO-AMERICAN TRUST, OR JUST A TYPE OF CONTRACT?: PARSING THE ASSET-MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS OF THE NEW HUNGARIAN CIVIL CODE
Prof. Charles E. Rounds, Jr. & István Illés, Esq.
CONTENTIOUS MODES OF UNDERSTANDING
CHINESE COMMERCIAL LAW
Tianshu Zhou & Mathias Siems
NOTES
BEYOND PRE-RECONSTRUCTION SLAVERY:
AMERICA’S MODERN DAY TRADE PRACTICES AND CONFRONTING FORCED LABOR
Alyssa B. Coffey
THE ROAD TO NOWHERE: HOW BLOCKING STATUTES HAVE EXACERBATED BOOMERANG LITIGATION AND RENDERED FORUM NON CONVENIENS A MISNOMER FOR DBCP TORT LITIGANTS
Alena Thomas

The Fall Issue is now published and is available under the Issue tab. Purchases can be made on Amazon. Direct purchases or purchases of individual articles can be made by emailing the Journal at gmusljicl@gmail.com.
Congratulations once again to the accomplished authors!

The Summer Issue is now published and is available under the Issue tab. A link to purchase print copies will soon be available on this website. Advance purchases can be made by emailing Managing and Publications Editor Bryan Mulcahey at bmulcahe@gmu.edu.
Congratulations once again to the accomplished authors!

The Journal of International Commercial Law is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 5, Issue 2. This issue includes articles by Chi Chung on the bilateral investment treaty between China and Taiwan, Luana F. Joppert Swensson on the single member limited liability enterprise in the Brazilian legal system, and Dr. Jens Nielsen and Nicolai Nielsen on the Gernman Bank guarantee and lessons drawn from china. Additionally, student notes by Kishore Khan on striking a balance in compulsory license legislation and Damien Smith on sanctions disclaimers in letters of credit.
The full issue and individual articles are available under the Issues tab.